moron
Plural: morons
Noun
- A foolish or unintelligent person.
- a person of subnormal intelligence
- a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
- A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
- A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
Examples
- Only a moron would challenge that clearly valid, high-scoring word.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”).
Coined in the third sense by philosopher Ronald Dworkin.
Synonyms
changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, retard, Alternative spelling of dumbass., Boeotian, Charlie, Homer Simpson, Vulgar:, addle pate, addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, alcatote, arsehole, ass, assclown, asshat, asshead, asshole, asstard, asswipe, baboon, bayard, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo, birdbrain, blither, blockhead, blubberbrain, bobchin, bonehead, boob, bozo, brainlet, brickhead, bubble brain, bubblehead, bufflehead, buffoon, buttbreath, chowderhead, chucklehead, chump, cittern-head, clart, clod, clodpate, clot, clown, crackhead, cuckoo, deadhead, der-brain, dildo, dill pickle, dim bulb, dimbo, dimbus, dimwit, ding dong, dingbat, dingleberry, dingwad, dip, dipshit, dipstick, dirtbrain, div, divvo, divvy, doldrum, dolt, donk, donkey dick, donut, doodle, doof, doofoid, doofus, dope, dork, dote, dotterel, drivel, drongo, drool bucket, dullard, dumb bunny, dumb cluck, dumb fuck, dumbass, dumbbell, dumbfuck, dumbfucker, dumbhead, dumble, dumbling, dumbnut, dumbo, dumbshit, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, dunderpate, dupe, eejit, farthead, fathead, featherbrain, feeble-minded, fenderhead, fiddle, fleabrain, fool, fopdoodle, fuck-knuckle, fucktard, fuckwit, fuzznut, galoot, geck, gig, gimboid, gink, gomer, gonk, goober, goof, goofball, goofy, goose, gooseberry, goosecap, gorbuson, gowk, gubbins, gudgeon, gump, ha'p'orth, ha'porth, halfwit, hammerhead, ignoramus, inbred, jackaninny, jackass, jamoke, jellybrain, jerk, jerkoff, jolterhead, jolthead, juggins, jughead, knothead, knucklehead, lackwit, lamebrain, log, loggerhead, lummox, lunk, lunkhead, mameluke (US (Italian-American), maroon, meatball, meathead, mental midget, mome, momo, mong, mongoloid, mongtard, monkey, moron, mouth breather, mug, muggins, mushhead, mutt, muttonhead, nimrod, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit, nitwit, noddy, noodlehead, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, numbskull, numps, numpty, numskull, nupson, oaf, peabrain, peagoose, peckerhead, pigwidgeon, pillock, pinhead, plank, plonker, prat, put, putz, sap, saphead, schmo, schmuck, shit for brains, shitbrain, shithead, shitneck, shitwit, silly, simp, simpleton, slang), snapperhead, softhead, sot, space cadet, spanner, stupe, stupid, stupid-head, sucker, tard, thickhead, thicko, thickskull, tomfool, tonto, tool, toolbox, tosser, tosspot, turkey, twat, twerp, twit, wally, wantwit, wazzer, wazzock, witless wonder, yampy, yo-yo, zany
Scrabble Score: 7
moron: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmoron: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
moron: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary